Total Crime Rate

356.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

157.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 356.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 157.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.3 10/10
  • Public order 61.3 10/10
  • Drugs 57.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 49.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.5 10/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Saunders Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Cambridge , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Saunders Street (PR9 0HJ) in the last 12 months was 356.3 per 1,000 residents and was 379.5% higher than the Cambridge average (74.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -18.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 157.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Saunders Street (PR9 0HJ), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Saunders Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leicester Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Booth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lathom Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Johnson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Irving Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Booth Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Booth Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saunders Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lathom Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leicester Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Leicester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leicester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bank Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lathom Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Lathom Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Park/Open Space Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Seabank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bank Square
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lathom Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lathom Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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